Category Archives: Commentary

1 Samuel 30

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Burning of Ziklag and David’s Victory over Amalek 1 Samuel 30     CHAPTER 30 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south, and upon Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag and burned it with […]

1 Corinthians 7

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Liberty & Responsibility with Regard to Marriage & Singleness 1 Corinthians 7   1 Corinthians 7. In ch.6, Paul had addressed the dangers of fornication, and wrong relationships between men and women. But Christian holiness in no way militates against the institution of marriage. In this way Paul follows the same pattern as the […]

Romans 3:21-31

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Deliverance From the Guilt of  Our Sins Romans 3:21 – 5:11   Execution? or Gracious Intervention? As we mentioned earlier, vv.9-20 are much like a courtroom scene where man is arraigned before God’s bar of justice. We have heard the evidence, the charge, the indictment read aloud, the opportunity for defense, the “guilty” […]

Matthew 6:1-18

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Having a Right Focus in Connection with Spiritual Things Matthew 6:1-18   The Importance of Having a Right Spirit. Perhaps the overarching lesson in the sermon on the mount is that the Lord wants the subjects of the kingdom to be real. Many would focus on the outward appearance, but God insists that the heart […]

Matthew 26:1-56

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Persecution of the King: Christ’s Death and Resurrection Matthew 26 – 28   This section of Matthew can be divided as follows:   O U T L I N E – The Persecution of the King: Christ’s Death and Resurrection Matthew 26 – 28 – Events Preceding the Death of Christ Matthew 26:1-56 […]

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Principle and Sign of Headship 1 Corinthians 11:2-16     Disorder with respect to headship. Apparently, in Corinth there were both men and women that had gotten out of their place with respect to headship. Men were retiring from their place of headship, and women were taking a place of headship not given to […]

Isaiah 39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Captivity of Babylon Foretold Isaiah 39       CHAPTER 39 1 At that time Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house […]

1 Kings 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Glory of the Kingdom 1 Kings 4       CHAPTER 4 1 And king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these are the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok was priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, chronicler; 4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada […]

1 Kings 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Elijah before Jezebel, His Discouragement & the Still Small Voice 1 Kings 19       CHAPTER 19 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and in detail how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 And Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying, So do the gods to me, and more […]

Mark

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE GOSPEL OF MARK    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16   O U T L I N E – Ministry in Galilee: Teaching the Disciples By Example Mark 1 – 6 – Preparation and Early Ministry Mark 1 – Second Visit to […]

Philippians 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Christ Our Object: Joy is a Result of Having Christ as Our Object Philippians 3   Philippians 3. In the previous chapter we had the danger of strife warned of. Christ was set before us as our pattern in humility, and this as the secret to unity among believers. Now in ch.3, the apostle […]

2 Peter 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Scoffers and Materialism 2 Peter 3   2 Peter 3. In the final chapter Peter addresses the second of two evils. Having covered the false teachers in ch.2, he now deals with the materialistic and skeptical world around, characterized by denying the return of the Lord in judgment, an influence which can impact […]

Judges 12:8-15

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Judgeships of Ibzan, Elon, Abdon Judges 12:8-15     ContentsJudgeship of Ibzan (vv.8-10)Judgeship of Elon (vv.11-12)Judgeship of Abdon (vv.13-15) Judgeship of Ibzan (vv.8-10) 8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent out of the house, and thirty daughters he took in from abroad for […]

Acts 4 – 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Trials and Triumphs of the Early Church Acts 4 – 6   Acts 4 – 6. In the next three chapters of Acts we find that Satan quickly began to assault the young church with one attack after another. These trials could have smothered the testimony, divided the saints, and corrupted the […]

Acts 21:1-17

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Journey to Jerusalem: Accompanied by Warnings Acts 21:1-17       CHAPTER 21 1 And when, having got away from them, we at last sailed away, we came by a direct course to Cos, and on the morrow to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. 2 And having found a ship passing over […]

Psalm 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The First Book of the Psalms Psalms 1 – 41   The First Book of the Psalms (1 – 41). From a prophetic standpoint, the first book of the Psalms focuses on the first half of Daniel’s seventieth week, and gives us the expressions and sentiments of the Jewish remnant as they pass […]

Psalm 17

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 17 The Path of the Righteous before God   Psalm 17. This Psalm is a Psalm of David, and it presents to us the path of the righteous before God, primarily of the Son of David, but also of the faithful remnant in association with Him.1 We can see that this Psalm […]